Jonathan Franzen

Only in my 40s did I become a person whose heart lifts whenever he hears a grosbeak singing or a towhee calling, and who hurries out to see a golden plover that's been reported in the neighbourhood, just because it's a beautiful bird, with truly golden plumage, and has flown all the way from Alaska.

American Novelist

Nicholas Soames

As millions of people know, one of the great pleasures of walking in areas of the uplands managed for grouse is to see and hear large numbers of curlew, lapwing and golden plover - all ground-nesting birds largely absent or in rapidly declining numbers elsewhere.

British Politician

Plovers are often found near water bodies like lakes and coastal areas.

Water Habitat

There are many species of plovers; some have distinctive features like color rings around their necks.

Species Variants

Some plovers migrate seasonally, so you might not see them throughout the year.

Migratory Birds

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